21 Dec 2018

Richard Swainson's 2018 film wrap-up

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm on 21 December 2018
A still from The Wild Pear Tree (2018)

A still from The Wild Pear Tree (2018) Photo: Memento Films Production

Film critic Richard Swainson talks about his top 10 movie picks of the year.

Richard Swainson's top ten in reverse order:

10. The Death of Stalin (Armando Iannucci, UK, 2017)

9. Lean on Pete (Andrew Haigh, UK, 2017)

8. The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro, USA, 2017)

7. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh, USA, 2017)

6. Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton, Australia, 2017)

5. Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson, Germany/USA, 2018)

4. Hereditary (Ari Aster, USA, 2018)

3. Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig, USA, 2017)

2. Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA/UK, 2017)

1. The Wild Pear Tree (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, 2018)